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Re: [opensuse] RE: Changing Global File Security
- From: Marcus Meissner <meissner@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 11:23:25 +0200
- Message-id: <20070514092325.GA26123@xxxxxxx>
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 07:21:28PM +1000, Registration Account wrote:
> Open Yast>Security>Local Security>Custom>set file permissions to "secure"
>
> Can anyone please have a look at behind yast2 and tell me what is the
> impact of this action and when is it executed. This may solve up to 3
> Major Bug issues I have Open but without making a fool out of myself I
> need to know what it does.
It will remove setuid bits from some applications and similar.
> Also is its action reversible by opening the same app. about 24 hours
> later and setting back to easy????
Yes.
> I am guessing it is a cron job but once executed cannot be undone???????/
It should get executed at every SUSEconfig run, and also right after
changing it in YAST.
Ciao, Marcus
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> Open Yast>Security>Local Security>Custom>set file permissions to "secure"
>
> Can anyone please have a look at behind yast2 and tell me what is the
> impact of this action and when is it executed. This may solve up to 3
> Major Bug issues I have Open but without making a fool out of myself I
> need to know what it does.
It will remove setuid bits from some applications and similar.
> Also is its action reversible by opening the same app. about 24 hours
> later and setting back to easy????
Yes.
> I am guessing it is a cron job but once executed cannot be undone???????/
It should get executed at every SUSEconfig run, and also right after
changing it in YAST.
Ciao, Marcus
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